Brickworks Supply Center – Chicago: convenience, inventory, customer experience and design possibilities. Few multinational construction material or building product operators entering the North American market have hit the ground running with the speed and ambition of Australia’s Brickworks Ltd. Within 12 months of acquiring old-line Wyomissing, Pa.-based Glen-Gery Corp. in late 2018, it closed bolt-on transactions for clay product peers…
Read MoreCategory: Features
Building Relationships
A visit with 2025 Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association Chair David Pitre Quikrete Hardscapes and Masonry Group’s David Pitre, vice president, Commercial & Architectural, begins his chair term as the Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association fully realizes objectives outlined with the July 2022 Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute and National Concrete Masonry Association unification. Central to that process has been positioning…
Read MoreHeight, Density, Action
By Don Marsh Visitors to the Besser Company stand at the bauma 2025 trade fair in Munich experienced the pristine output of the host’s newest block, paver and slab machine. The six-at-a-time Servopac® Infinity is the most advanced Besser model to date, engineered to deliver impact vibration for low-height units or mold vibration for product up to 12 inches high.…
Read MoreTurning Force
Lafarge Canada expands delivery efficiencies with Agency Approval of steering axle-equipped trailers Lafarge Canada Inc. has received provincial approval to operate trailers equipped with hydraulically forced steering axles for concrete delivery in Alberta, marking a significant milestone in transportation innovation and regulatory modernization. The advancement follows a successful multi-year pilot in Calgary and Edmonton and signals an update to Alberta’s…
Read MoreTRUCKS & COMPONENTS REPORT
Our annual roundup of iron and technology for mixer, dump, tanker and manufactured concrete-grade tractor trailer fleets. CUMMINS | X10 The company plans a 2027 model year launch for a mid-bore engine replacing the L9 and X12 platforms, citing “a new level of performance, durability and efficiency for heavy- and medium-duty customers” and boasting “a class-leading power-to-weight ratio” designed to…
Read MoreMaking the Grade
Shasta Redi-Mix proves Fortera ReAct SCM performance in Veteran Success Center slabs One of the benchmark projects California-based Fortera has logged for its recently introduced ReAct supplementary cementitious material is taking shape at Simpson University. The concrete schedule for the Redding, Calif. school’s new Business, Technology, and Engineering Building—future home to the Maurice & Marianne Johannessen Veteran Success Center (VSC)…
Read MoreCaptivating design
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute recognizes creative and innovative uses of precast. The 2025 PCI Design Awards program honored 20 building and transportation projects including a mixed-use eTOD in Chicago’s South Side, a television and film production facility backed by a Hollywood legend, and a historic Maine bridge for their use of precast. “This year’s winning projects leave no doubt that…
Read MoreRemaining Resilient
A visit with the 2025 Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Chair Carlos Cerna of Manco Structures in Schertz, Texas has devoted nearly 50 years to precast, prestressed concrete, during which he has consistently served as an active member of PCI and its regional partner, PCMA. At the passing of the gavel during the 2025 PCI Convention in February, he remarked, “The precast,…
Read MoreCircular Silicon
Riccelli-Northern Ready Mix, Klaw Industries prove Performance of recycled glass-derived pozzolan A carbon management-minded approach to infrastructure specifications has compelled the City of Syracuse, N.Y. to adopt Pantheon, a recycled glass-derived supplementary cementitious material, as a 20-30 percent replacement for portland cement in concrete. Officials have observed the pozzolan’s performance in flatwork projects involving North Syracuse-based Riccelli-Northern Ready Mix; Pantheon…
Read MoreChalk Talk
Tecwill equips Heidelberg Materials Canada and Bird Construction for Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre supply contract The Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre (ANMRC) under construction at Chalk River Laboratories will enable world-class investigations in nuclear energy, health, environmental stewardship and global security while advancing Canada’s climate action plans. Located about 180 km northwest of Ottawa, the 13,000-square-meter ANMRC complex is…
Read More